Chill Factor
The Pretenders Key
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Artist: The Pretenders
Song: "Chill Factor"
Album: Get Close (1986)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Tempo: 70 BPM
Capo: 2nd Fret
Time: 3/4
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Chord Voicings:
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D
- XX0232
D/C#
- XX4232
Bm7
- X24232
Bm7/A
- X04232
G
- 355433
A
- 577655
Ab
- 466544
Dsus4
- XX0233
Bdim
- X2343X
D7
- XX0212
A7
- X02020
Intro
D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A G A Ab G A D Dsus4 D
Verse 1
D
She's getting older
Bm7
Yeah, she's getting wise
D
But a change has changed the girl
Bm7
Gone's the sparkle from her eyes
Pre-Chorus
G A A Ab
She wants to be a good mother
G A A Ab
So she'll do the best she can
G A
But what about the other
A
What about the man
Chorus
D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A
It's cold to leave a woman
G A Ab
With family on her own
G A
It's chill factor
D Dsus4 D
To the bone
Verse 2
D
Resignation
Bm7
In her sighs
D
Is a sorry indication
Bm7
Of how time can brutalise
Pre-Chorus
G A A Ab
Take away the hope
G A A Ab
And the will will follow
G A
Take away the faith
A
And goodbye tomorrow
Chorus
D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A
It's cold to leave a woman
G A Ab
With family on her own
G A
It's chill factor
D Dsus4 D
To the bone
Bridge
G
She had her dreams too
Bdim
But how can she pursue
D D7
Her ambitions, be they great or small
G
You took her wings and flew
Bdim
But remember when you're through
E
Your rise was due
A A7
To somebody else's fall
Verse 3
D
When the hard part's over
Bm7
And the kids are almost grown
D Dmaj7 D
You'll be their big hero
Bm7
Whenever you make it home
Pre-Chorus
G A A Ab
Shower them with presents
G A A Ab
Things she could never buy
G A
Delight them with your stories
A
About the great big, great big world outside
A
But dig -
Outro
D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A
It's cold to leave a woman
G A Ab
With family on her own
G A Ab
It's chill factor
G A Ab
Chill factor
D D/C# Bm7 Bm7/A G D
To the bone
Chords Used